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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
十戒
- (Judaism, Christianity) the Ten Commandments
- (Buddhism) the Ten Precepts of Buddhism
- (Taoism) the Ten Precepts of Taoism
Derived terms
Japanese
Etymology
Literary Chinese 十戒 (shíjiè)
Pronunciation
Noun
十戒 or 十戒 • (jikkai or jukkai)
- (Buddhism) the Ten Precepts/Commandments (ten things not to do as a Buddhist)
- Coordinate terms: 五戒 (gokai), 三戒 (sankai), 四戒 (shikai), 八戒 (hakkai)
- (Judaism, Christianity) the Ten Commandments; the Decalogue